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I picked this up yesterday and I am amazed by the transformation. I'm actually proud to drive it around now, and it received compliments from both the paint guy and dent guy who saw it afterwards
Obviously I had a fair idea of how the paint was coming back when I saw it on Thursday, but that doesn't really give any idea of the overall effect when the whole car is done. Its getting the few little dings and dents sorted in a couple of weeks, and then I need to decide what to do with the couple of paint defects. Once those are dealt with it'll go back to FiftyFive Details for a coating of some sort. I'm undecided on wax or ceramic at the moment. Ceramic lasts much longer, but doesn't really have the warmth or depth of wax. Still, its not a warm colour, so maybe ceramic and some gloss-adding sealants will work. We'll see. |
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Looks like those guys did a fine job ,are you heading for most of a grand for the detailing and a ceramic ( only ask as I've booked mine in for detail and coating now in oct when I put her off for the winter)
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Audi S8 D3 07MY 5.2 V10 Daytona Grey With Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System, Advanced Parking System, TV Analog/ Digital, Rear/Back Window blinds, Front and rear heated seats, Alcantara Roof, Extended leather Pack 2, Extended Aluminium pack, Carbon and Aluminium trim packs, RSE, PS2. Daily driver Audi A8 d4 2014 phantom black 3.0 tdi Previously owned Audi 80 1986 1.8 white Audi 80 1990 2.0 red Audi A4 1996 1.9 tdi green Audi A6 1.9 tdi 2000 blue Audi tt 225 2000 silver Audi s8 d2 2002 fe grey Audi a8 4.0 tdi d3 2006 black Audi a8 3.0 tdi d3 2010 black |
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Yeah it'll be about £1k for the detailing and coating, plus a couple of hundred for the dent removal.
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. Last edited by tintin; 2nd September 2021 at 03:08 AM. Reason: It. Not me myself I �� |
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A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu |
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts My DIY jobs - Replaced alarm horn, Replaced Coolant Temp sensor, Updated RNS-D firmware, Installed Reversing Camera and Digital TV, Dashcam Installation, Retrofitted Rear Blinds, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror, Chrome Boot Struts Sold! 2008 S8 D3 5.2 V10 - Engine: BSM, Gearbox:KLW, Colour:LY7F Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect, Interior:Black/Black with Silver/Black valcona leather with carbon atlas inserts, Bang & Olufsen, Heated windscreen, Soft-close doors, TV, DAB, AMI, Quad Zone, Auto Boot, Auto dim Mirrors, Keyless entry, PDC with rearview camera, AFS II Headlights My DIY jobs - Fan Jet Windscreen Washers, Retrofitted Electric Side Blinds Last edited by steamship; 2nd September 2021 at 08:58 AM. |
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Wow! Now that is fine looking FE
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Very rare for me
"From the front it better is, Hmmm..." . Herman bringing up the rear...
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. Last edited by tintin; 3rd September 2021 at 11:22 AM. |
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Paul Gosport UK ________________________ Audi S8 2002 FE Avus Silver / Extended Red Leather. Daily Driver: BMW 3 series GT - Just more practical for my camping trips! |
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It has truly been an interesting story!
Even more so for me, as this is a pf S8 I find myself going back to the photos quite often, to look for details
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